After cold, rain, mud, a broken chain and loads of pain, we arrived in Paris. Saturday, the last day of the ride, started in Soissons with rain and cold. Right after the first water stop, my chain snapped whilst going uphill. After the chain got repaired, I carried on. By this point my right knee…
This day had everything; cold, rain, mud, pain… We left Cambrai at around 8:00 with rain and cold. It kept raining for at least 2 hours, maybe 3. I was tired and my right knee was quite painful. I arrived at the first water-stop second to last. I left from there and I was at…
Today we started at 7:30 from Brussels for a 100 mile (160 km) ride. I tried not to eat too much bread, I tried to prevent saddle sores and kept energy levels high. I have been taking Cliff Gel Shots, drinking electrolytes and water; I didn’t eat much for breakfast and lunch. After we started I…
As promised, a photo of the bike. Lunch stop at km 77 (48 miles). Quite cold and trying to avoid/prevent cramps.
Tomorrow, I will start, with my colleagues, from Brussels the 3-day ride to Paris. The new (vintage) bike is ready and has been transported to Brussels. We are currently at the hotel, we had our pre-ride briefing, we had dinner and we are getting ready for sleep. The route has been amended slightly, due to…